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This is a list of American philosophers; of philosophers who are either from, or spent many productive years of their lives in the United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Carl Friedrich Gauss Charles Sanders Peirce Dmitri Mendeleev Hermann Weyl Humphry Davy James Watt Jules Verne Ludwig Boltzmann Max Born Max Planck Mikhail Lomonosov Neil Armstrong Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine Voltaire Wolfgang Pauli This is a partial list of people who have been categorized as Deists, the belief in a deity based on natural religion only, or belief in religious truths ...
Pages in category "American philosophers" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Philosopher Christian existentialist Fernando González: April 24, 1895 – February 16, 1964 Colombia Philosopher, Lawyer Works inspired Nadaism: Lewis Gordon: 1962 – United States Philosopher Also associated with Africana philosophy, Black existentialism, and phenomenology Martin Heidegger: September 26, 1889 – May 26, 1976 Germany ...
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American: Statesman, political philosopher, educator. As a philosopher best known for the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), especially "All men are created equal", and his support of democracy in theory and practice. A polymath, he promoted higher education as a way to uplift the entire nation .
Leon Kelly (1901–1982), American painter and draftsman, most well known for his contributions to American Surrealism. [45] Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer and environmentalist. [46] Alan Watts (1915–1973), British philosopher, writer, and speaker. [47] Pete Seeger (1919–2014), American folk singer. [48]
In philosophy and in its current sense, rationalism is a line of thought that appeals to reason or the intellect as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification". [1] It is typically contrasted with empiricism , which appeals to sensory experience as a primary or fundamental source of knowledge or justification. [ 2 ]